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Chapter 15 - Clinical pathology of disorders of the mediastinum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2015

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Kent Lewandrowski
Edited by
Alberto M. Marchevsky  and
Mark R. Wick
Kent Lewandrowski
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School
Alberto M. Marchevsky
Affiliation:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
Mark R. Wick
Affiliation:
University of Virginia
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Pathology of the Mediastinum , pp. 276 - 284
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2000

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